Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a30452a11a89673a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.1 KB Created: 2021-09-08 01:58:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: df9f68f050cd1aeb4621865ae9cd2cc2 SHA-1: 76cdc281b11d7e9da1aa1f5b07f5e79c1b60afa5 SHA-256: a30452a11a89673afef4dbbcfbbd33b6dff1e2934f919ca7d4ddc1504a591f79
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics, including a high-confidence ML classifier and ClamAV, indicating malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting it functions as a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3a8aa8223e---97034436104.pdf
    • http://sequirk.ie/userfiles/file/gekekasoxuliline.pdf
    • https://toskov-yordanov.com/userfiles/file/numewaxivanepix.pdf
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7063ab32f488e74c31bb8949c14ab965/tenewosekumimaxajadetex.pdf
    • http://color-gateway.com/userfiles/file/kexekomokakizetokipago.pdf
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/79232769484.pdf
    • http://congluc.com/upload/files/kemulumaki.pdf
    • http://evergladesharvesting.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24803251650.pdf
    • https://isosklo.cz/uploads/43432675872.pdf
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b790f719a4---46664747134.pdf
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b799412182---75589327904.pdf
    • http://hphs1958reunion.com/clients/47465/File/xesovorijowurojug.pdf
    • https://cremyco.com/app/webroot/docs/file/tovufojorino.pdf
    • https://stpetejazz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jtd3d22e63919pb8r7muc66ge9/1300560956.pdf
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4f5cc617694c2516278fc94ce08b4eb/logamutosomupil.pdf
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/94084385601.pdf
    • http://ebslang.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/zokatomoruwapasabafitubak.pdf
    • http://patanamachine.com/imgUpload/files/98033245913.pdf
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210501145705826293cjgl17.pdf
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d05776a2089---xavozetologo.pdf
    • https://cailux.lu/userfiles/files/juvaluguf.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=practicing+the+power+of+now+workbook+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c1a7.bin
7faabbefd3445ff6364fd69ed8bd98c8a8aa3afae51cefb48c22d4a771565534
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC1A7 11004 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000dac7.bin
f3eb919ad40fcf73f571f1dbcf6da1e9d9adbef34f294778a6d1bb3d8f013d87
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDAC7 16820 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010677.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10677 16792 bytes